FNUS73 KGID 291633
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRRIP ELM CREEK COMPLEX...PLATTE RIVER RECOVER PROG. (DOI/BOR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1133 AM CDT FRI MAR 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GOOD MIXING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WILL HELP MIX DOWN
SOUTHERLY WINDS THAT WILL GUST TO 20 MPH AT TIMES. THIS MIXING
WILL ALSO PROMOTE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE MIDDLE 30S BY LATE
AFTERNOON...WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES EXPECTED
TO PEAK IN THE LOWER 70S. WITH BUILDING INSTABILITY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING FRONT...EXPECT SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO BEGIN
TO DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HOURS...WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR ANY PRECIPITATION COMING AFTER
DARK.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TEMPERATURES NEAR 60 AT 1130...INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 71 BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 50 PERCENT AT 1130...FALLING TO 36 PERCENT
B                   BY LATE AFTERNOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH...GUSTING TO 20 MPH
                    AT TIMES.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AROUND 1130...INCREASING TO 5400 FT
                    AGL BY LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...MUCH COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...MARK MASTERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130329.PRRIP.01/GID